i'm watching karl rove, the founder of american crossroads who told me in tampa just a few weeks ago that todd akin was headed for a landslide defeat, one of the biggest defeats in modern senate history if he doesn't pull out of the race. he's only losing by five points. is american crossroads going to come in here and try to pull him over the finish line if it could mean a republican majority in the senate? that's a tough thing to pass up. we're still keeping an eye on this race. we'll see what republicans will do. >> this won't be the first time that missouri has a fascinating race for a lawmaker at stake. thanks so much, peter hamby, this one in the one to watch. thanks so much. >>> catch the first presidential debate, denver, colorado, romney versus obama, wednesday, 8:00 p.m. eastern time here on cnn. >>> paying football players for big hits, but we're not talking about pro football here. we're talking about children. the accusations about bounties in the pop warner league. who do you think i am, quicken loans? ♪ at quicken loans, our amazingly useful mortgage calculator app a